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World War 1
The First World War by John Keegan $24.50 *
Despite the avalanche of books written about the First World War in recent
years, there have been comparatively few books that deliver a comprehensive
account of the war and its campaigns from start to finish. The First World
War fills the gap superbly. As readers familiar with Keegan's previous
books know, he's a historian of the old school. He has no earth-shattering
new theories to challenge the status quo, no first-person accounts to tug
on the emotions--what he does have, though, is a gift for talking the lay
person through the twists and turns of a complex narrative in a way that
is never less than accessible or engaging.
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman $10.47
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Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought
to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. With attention
to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its
characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started,
why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical
gem.
An Illustrated History of the First World War by John Keegan $35.00 *
Matching nearly 500 photographs, maps, and prints to a thoughtful, interpretive
text, renowned military historian John Keegan again turns his attention
to "the war to end all wars." Keegan takes a large view of events while
recalling the agonies (and occasional triumphs) of countless individuals
on both sides of the conflict. As he writes, Keegan offers a number of
correctives (against other historians, for instance, he asserts that German
forces indeed committed atrocities in Belgium), and he catalogs the blunders
and disorders that cost each side needlessly and dearly.
With Lawrence in Arabia: Lost Treasures
by Lowell Thomas $11.87 *
It was 1918, in Jerusalem, when the admiring young American scholar and journalist Lowell Thomas first met T.E. Lawrence. He went on to write With Lawrence in Arabia, a book that sparked the Lawrence of Arabia legend and was the basis of the celebrated film.
